Chute for glassware.



PATENTED SEPT. 1, 19 03.

A. L. BINGHAM.

GHIITB. FOR GLASSWARB. APPLIOATIOK FILED MAR. 15. 1901. RENEWED; JULY 2,1963.

N0 MODEL.

UITED STATES Patented September 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALVAH L. BINGHAM, OF MUNOIE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO BALL BROTHERS GLASSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MUNOIE, INDIANA, A CORPO- RATION OF INDIANA.

CHUTE FOR GLASSWARE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,568, datedSeptember 1, 1903.

Application filed March 15, 1901. Renewed July 2, 1903. Serial No.164,099- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALVAI-I L. BINGHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muncie, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Chute for Glassware, of which the following isa specification.

The aim and purpose of this invention is to provide a chute fortransporting the glass article which is in the shape of a disk, afterbeing pressed or blown, from the forming device to theannealing-furnace.

A more particular object is to provide a chute with means at the feedingend to guide the disk into the conveyer, so that it will rest on itsperiphery and roll of its own accord down into the furnace and bedischarged through an opening in the bottom of the conveyer.

A further object is to provide achute which will allow a circulararticle which is in the shape of a disk to roll of its own accord, afterbeing formed, down into a receptacle and be automatically discharged.

These and other objects not hereinbefore mentioned are accomplished bythe construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein likeletters of reference indi-.

cate corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure l isa side elevation of my chute in position, showing the receiving endunder a glass-forming machine and the discharge end extendinginto afurnace. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 looking toward the right,Fig.

1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the discharge end of the chute,showing a receiving-pan beneath to receive the articles; and Fig. at isa section on the line 44, Fig. 1, lookin g toward the right.

In the drawings, A designates a stand for supporting the receiving endof the chute, and B a mold in which the disk is formed.

0 designates a portion of a furnace, and

D a door or opening therefor.

The chute consists of two vertical sidebars E E and the fiat bottom barF. These bars These clips surround the bars and are secured to the sidebars by means of the bolts G and to the bottom bar by means of the boltG. h

On the receiving end of the chute is a clip H, similar to the clips G.Secured to this clip is a standard K. This standard has an uprightportion secured to the side of the clip by means of a bolt K, whichpasses through the clip and through the side bars of the chute, ahorizontal portion below the clip secured thereto by means of a bolt K,which also passes through the bottom bar F, and another horizontalportion which is secured to the under side of the support by means of abolt I The discharge end of the chute which extends into the furnace issupported by means of a bracket I, on which rests one of the clips G.The clip is secured in place on the bracket by means of the belt I, andthe bracket is secured to the end wall of the furnace by means of thebolts 1.

It will be noticed by referring to Fig. 1 that the chute is supported onan incline, with the receiving end higher than the discharge end. I haveshown in the drawings a mold which is adapted to dump and discharge thedisk into the chute. To guide the disk after being dumped from the moldso that it will light upon its periphery and roll down to the dischargeend, I provide an apron L on one side of the chute and a vertical shieldor plate M on the opposite side. The apron is secured to the side bar Eby means of the bolt L,-

and the shield is secured to the side bar E by means of the bolt M. Byreferring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the apron is curved upwardlyand outwardly beneath the mold, so that when the disk leaves the moldsit-will fall on its face and slide down into the chute and rest upon itsperiphery. The shield M will prevent the disk from bouncing out andcompel it to light upon its periphery. To prevent the disk from havingtoo much of a fall, I provide a guideway N, on which the disk firstrests and then rolls down onto the chute proper. The front end of thisguide- Way is secured to the clip H by means of the bolt N, and thefront end is secured to the bottom bar F by any suitable means, all asshown in Fig. 1. The discharge end of the chute is enlarged by spreadingapart the side bars, as shown at 0, Fig. 3. The bottom bar F does notextend beneath this enlarged portion, leaving an open space for thedisks to fall through, preferably into a pan 0, as

shown in Fig. 3. The discharge ends of the side bars are provided withgrooves P, in which fits a buffer P to prevent the articles frombreaking when they reach the end of the conveyer. This buffer can bemanufactured of wire-netting, asbestos, or any other suitablenon-combustible and soft material.

The machine as described, is entirely automatic. The apron and shieldwill guide the formed disk to the chute, and the opening at thedischarge end will allow the disk to fall out either into the pan, asshown, or any other suitable receptacle. The chute can handle any kindof disks, either pressed, blown, or otherwise formed, which are capableof rolling from the receiving end to the discharge. endsuch, forinstance, as white liners for jar-caps, stoppers forbottles, tops ofink-Wells, &c. As the device is automatic, requiring no handling of thedisks, they will roll at once into the annealing-furnace. This I regardas an important feature of my invention, for the reason that each diskafter being formed Will take the same time to reach the furnace, so thatthey will each reach the same with the same degree of heat and all willbe properly and evenly annealed.

While I have shown the mold B as being a dumping-mold, it is obviousthat I could employ any kind of mold and any kind of means for removingthe disk from the mold, as the I apron and shield will guide the articleto the chute so that it will light upon its periphery.

I am aware that many minor changes can be made in the construction andarrangement of parts Without in the least departing from the nature andprinciples of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with an inclined chute adapted to be used with aglass-disk-forming machine, the chute consisting of a bottom and sideguide portions, of means on the up- 2. The combination with an inclinedchute adapted to be used with a glass-disk-forming machine, the chuteconsisting of a bottom and vertical side guide portions, of means on theupper end of the chute adapted to receive and guide the disk from themachine to fall upon its periphery upon the bottom of the chute, thevertical side guide portions being spaced apart a sufficient distance tohold and guide the disk upon its periphery on the bottom of the chuteduring its rolling movement over the same and the bottom at the lowerend of the chute terminating before the side'portions terminate.

3. In a chute for glassware, the combination with an inclined chuteconsisting of a bottom and side guide portions, the bottom and sideguide portions being spaced apart, and clips for securing the portionstogether,

of means on the upper end of the chute for guiding and receiving theware to fall on its periphery upon the bottom of the chute, the sideguide portions adapted to hold and guide the ware upon its peripheryduring its movement through the chute, the lower end of the chute beingopen todischarge the ware.

4:. The combination with a chute, of an upwardly and outwardly extendingapron secured to the receiving end and on one side thereof,a shieldopposite the apron,and means for discharging the ware at the oppositeend.

5. The combination with a chute, of an upwardly and outwardly extendingapron secured to the receiving end and on one side thereof, a shieldopposite the apron, an inclined guideway located between the apron andshield for first receiving the ware, the lower end of the guideway beingsecured to the bottom of the conveyer, and means for discharging theware at the opposite end.

6. The combination with a chute, of means for guiding and receiving theware on its periphery at one end thereof, an inclined guideway at thereceiving end for first receiving the ware, the rear end of the guidewayterminating at the bottom of the chute, and means for discharging theware at the opposite end.

7. The combination with an inclined chute adapted to be used with aglass-disk-forming machine, the chute consisting of a bottom and sideguide portions, of means on the upper end of the chute adapted toreceive and guide the disk from the forming-machine to fall on itsperiphery upon the bottom of the chute, the side guide portions beingspaced apart a sufficient distance t3 hold and guide the disk upon itsperiphery on the bottom of the chute during its rolling movement overthe same, the bottom at the lower end of the chute terminating'beforethe side portions terminate, and a buffer carried by the lower ends ofthe side portions beyond the terminating-point of the bottom againstwhich the disk is adapted tostrike before leaving the chute.

8. The combination with a chute consisting of a bottom and vertical sideportions, of means for guiding the ware to the receiving end, the bottomof the chute terminating be- IIO fore reaching the discharge end, andthe side portions being spread apart beyond the terminating-point of thebottom.

9. The combination with a chute consisting of a bottom and vertical sideportions, of means for guiding the ware to the receiving end, the bottomof the chute terminating before reaching the discharge end, the sideportions being spread apart beyond the terminating-point of the bottomand provided with 10.

a groove, and a bufier positioned in the grooves.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses. ALVAH L. BINGHAM. Witnesses:

WM. DU VAL BROWN, E. B. BALL.

